WRSPC Priorities

Three key priorities the WRSPC is working on

At the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Strategy meeting on November 24, 2016, the following three key priorities were determined. These three priorities have working committees attached and will guide our work during 2017 and 2018.

Priority One – Stress and Resilience Strategies

Overview

The purpose of this committee is to assemble and make available through our website resource materials assuring availability and resources that are user friendly.

Overview

The purpose of this priority committee is to research and develop a hospital care resource for those who come to the Emergency Rooms with suicidal ideation/behaviour at Grand River and Cambridge Memorial hospitals but are not admitted. The key goals include: conducting an evidence-based understanding of what people and their support circle need in keeping safe from suicide (defined in time) following presentation of suicidal thoughts at the hospital emergency room and to equip people with informed, evidence-based, sustainable package/supports to keep them safe.